Science says so

I finally had that beta test today.

I had just finished a bottle of Materna, so while I was there, I asked for a prescription for PregVit folic5, a prenatal vitamin that is available by prescription only. Prenatal vitamins are just so damn expensive, it suddenly dawned on me a few days ago that a prescription vitamin would be 80% covered under DH's health insurance plan. It makes sense to go get the most expensive ones and have them covered, as that would still be waaaaaaay cheaper than paying for over the counter. 3 months supply for just $22! That's less than one bottle of Materna and seems to have more punch to it. The Pregvit is kind of neat because the dosage is actually 2 smaller pills per day. One pink one in the morning and a blue one at night. This is supposed to help with the nausea that sometimes accompanies those big horse pills, and having certain minerals separated from each other aids in their absorption.

Wow, that little bit about prenatal vitamins went longer than I had expected. Back to the beta. I had the blood taken at 8 am and waited 6 long hours for the results by phone. Luckily, I had a busy morning of work, so that helped to distract me. The wonderful nurse at the clinic called and told me that my test was positive (Yay!!). I asked her "How pregnant am I? Is there a level?" and she went on to explain that they like to see a level of atleast 100 and mine was 250. So I'm quite pregnant! Yay!

She then gave me a quick list of things to avoid:
- make sure meats and fish are thoroughly cooked
- avoid unpasteurized dairy products
- limit caffeine intake
- I forgot the rest because I already knew them from my maternity books...

Then she told me to keep taking my PregVit (check!) and that I would need to start taking HCG shots (WTH!? more needles?!?). So on Monday, I will be going to the clinic for my tutorial on HCG and to pick up all those lovely vials and big-ass mixing needles. This past cycle has been so lovely with the lack of needles...I knew that they would inevitably show up again. Well, it was a nice break and these shots will only help the little one along, so I can hack it, of course!

On Monday, I will also need to schedule our first ultrasound (u/s) for 3 weeks from then. Woot! Three weeks Monday will be right after DH and I get back from our Iceland vacation. Hopefully, he will be able to take the morning off and come to the u/s. If not, we'll reschedule it so that he can! So exciting...

I called DH at work and let him know the official news. I think he was in a little bit of a shock as it is now official. Science said so. Now that we have the official results, I think I can finally relax a little and enjoy being pregnant. Not maybe-pregnant, but really pregnant. Gotta keep positive that this will be H & H (Happy and Healthy!).

I'm so happy, I think I'm in shock. I want to cry, but I can't do it because this time is DIFFERENT. Finally, a pregnancy test where I'm not crying with disappointment! That used to be the tradition, but this time is not like all those other times. I want to leave the crying for sad times and keep it associated with those times. As such, the crying (even for happiness) won't be in today's program.

I feel like I should thank someone or something. It's been a long time, but should I go to temple and thank buddha?